| Chopper | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hip hop |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1990s, Cleveland and Chicago |
| Typical instruments | Vocals |
| Regional scenes | |
| Midwest hip hop | |
| Other topics | |
Chopper is a hip hop music subgenre that originated in the Midwestern United States and features fast-paced rhyming or rapping.[1][2] Those that rap in the style are known as choppers, and rapping in the style is sometimes referred to as chopping. The style is one of the major forms of Midwest hip hop, though by the early 2000s, it had spread to other parts of the United States including California and New York City, and it has spread around the world since.
Chopper style places an emphasis on speed of pronunciation, and as such is commonly attributed to some of the fastest professional rappers, such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mac Lethal, Twista, Big L, Tech N9ne, Twisted Insane, Busta Rhymes, Rebel XD, Krizz Kaliko, George Watsky, Jaz-O, and Eminem.[3] Vocalist Oli Peters of the tech-death band Archspire is also heavily influenced by this style.[4]
- ^ "Midwest Hip Hop and Rap at RadioSparx". Audiosparx.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Albert Samaha. "P.R.E.A.C.H. keeps the Midwest chopper tradition alive". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Iandoli, Kathy. "20 Of Hip-Hop's Fastest Rappers". XXL. Harris Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Archspiremetal. "ARCHSPIRE "Lucid Collective Somnambulation" Vocal". YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2020.